The Institute for Education and Social Policy (IESP) Policy Briefs provide timely, reliable data and analysis to inform current issues in education and social policy.

2013 Briefs

IESP Brief No. 01-13 (March)

Undocumented College Students in the United States: In-State Tuition Not Enough to Ensure Four-Year Degree Completion

2012 Briefs

IESP Brief No. 02-12 (June)

More than a Paycheck? The Impact of Summer Youth Employment on Students' Educational Engagement and Success

IESP Brief No. 01-12 (January)

Time to English Proficiency for English Language Learners in New York City and Miami-Dade County

2011 Briefs

IESP Brief No. 04-11 (August)

Making the Mosaic: The Changing Face of NYC’s (Im)migrant Students

IESP Brief No. 03-11 (June)

Can Formal-Informal Collaborations Improve Science Literacy in Urban Middle Schools?  The Impact of Urban Advantage

IESP Brief No. 02-11 (May)

A Decade of Change in NYC Schools

IESP and Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy (April)

Foreclosure and Kids: Does Losing Your Home Mean Losing Your School? 

IESP Brief No. 01-11 (February)

Financing Public Education in New York City and the Rest of the State

2010 Briefs

IESP and Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy

Kids and Foreclosures: New York City (2010)

2009 Briefs

IESP Brief No. 01-09 (March)

Arts Education Quality Rubric and the ArtsCounts Initiative

2008 Briefs

IESP Brief No. 01-08 (March)

From One to Eight: A Longitudinal Portrait of the First Grade Class of 1995-1996

IESP Brief No. 02-08 (October)

Public Funding for Comprehensive After-School Programs, 1998-2008

IESP and Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy (November)

Public Housing and Public Schools: How Do Students Living in NYC Public Housing Fare in School?